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Lorde, Ian Laidlaw, Photo

Lorde Reveals New Album Title ‘Virgin’

by Music-News.com

Lorde has announced a new album. Lorde has not released a record since ‘Solar Power’ in 2021, but following the release of her single ‘What Was That’ earlier this year, it has now been confirmed that ‘Virgin’ will be available from June 27.

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Shihad

Jon Toogood On Why Shihad Are Breaking Up

by Paul Cashmere

New Zealand metal band Shihad will be no more after this one final tour. Singer Jon Toogood told Noise11 why the band decided to call it quits.

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Tim Finn Escapade

Tim Finn To Mark 40 Years of Escapade With Three Shows In August

by Paul Cashmere

Tim Finn will perform three shows in August to mark the (belated) 40th anniversary of his debut solo album ‘Escapade’.

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Supergroove

Supergroove Reform For Queensland Shows In May

by Paul Cashmere

New Zealand’s Supergroove will get back together for three shows in Queensland in May.

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Shihad

Shihad Merch Destroyed In Fire Ahead Of Final Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Shihad merch on its way from Melbourne to New Zealand ahead of the band’s final tour has been destroyed in a fire at Melbourne airport.

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Marlon Williams photo by Ian Laidlaw

Marlon Williams To Release First Māori Language Album

by Noise11.com

Marlon Williams (Kāi Tahu, Ngāi Tai) next album ‘Te Whare Tīwekaweka’ will be his first album entirely in the Māori language.

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Shihad

Shihad Add More Shows To Final Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Shihad have one final Australian tour on the way with new shows added to Perth, Brisbane and Melbourne featuring full album performances.

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Icehouse, Iva Davies - Photo By Ros O'Gorman noise11.com images

Icehouse, Everclear and Bic Runga To Join Cold Chisel In New Zealand

by Paul Cashmere

Cold Chisel’s 2025 New Zealand events have turned into their own music festival.

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Pearl Jam crowd Melbourne 16 November 2024 photo by Winston Robinson

Pearl Jam Australia and New Zealand Live Albums Are Coming In December

by Paul Cashmere

One of the impressive things Pearl Jam fans have access to are professional desk recordings of every concert.

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Shihad

Shihad To Call It Quits After Final Australia and New Zealand Tour

by Paul Cashmere

After 36 years together, New Zealand’s Shihad have announced they will be no more after one final tour.

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Split Enz photo by Mark Goulding

More Rare Split Enz For You To Devour

by Paul Cashmere

Thanks Peter Green. Here is some more rare Split Enz.

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Alan Mansfield and Sharon O'Neill from Sharons Facebook Page

Dragon’s Alan Mansfield Dies At Age 72

by Paul Cashmere

Alan Mansfield, keyboard player for Dragon, has died at age 72.

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Neil Finn Try Whistling This

Hear An Early Version of Neil Finn’s ‘Astro’ By Tim and Neil Finn

by Paul Cashmere

Split Enz/Crowded House archivist has uncovered an early 1996 Tim Finn and Neil Finn version of the song ‘Astro’ that ended up a few years later on Neil’s debut solo album ‘Try Whistling This’ in 1998.

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The Chills

R.I.P. Martin Phillipps of The Chills

by Paul Cashmere

Martin Phillipps of New Zealand band The Chills has died at age 61.

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Neil Finn jacket

Australian Music Vault Adds Crowded House Costumes To The Display

by Paul Cashmere

The Australian Music Vault at the Arts Centre Melbourne has had several new iconic stage costumes from Crowded House and Split Enz added to their display.

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Tim Finn Escapade

Tim Finn’s First Solo Album ‘Escapade’ Remixed and Remastered for 40th Anniversary

by Paul Cashmere

A new 40th anniversary of Tim Finn’s first solo album ‘Escapade’ will be released 23 August 2024.

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Dinah Lee The Complete Collection

Everything Dinah Lee Has Ever Recorded In One Collection

by Paul Cashmere

Dinah Lee’s entire recording output from 1964 to 2016 has been mastered for the first time for CD and compiled for the 3 disc ‘The Complete Collection’.

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Crowded House at the Forum photo by Ros O'Gorman

Crowded House Premiere ‘The Howl’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

‘The Howl’ is the new song from the next Crowded House album ‘Gravity Stairs’.

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Crowded House at the Forum photo by Ros O'Gorman

Crowded House Set New Gravity New Zealand and Australia Dates

by Paul Cashmere

Crowded House have a stack of New Zealand and Australia dates in support of the eighth album ‘Gravity Stairs’.

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Jimmy Barnes at Red Hot Summer Bendigo April 27 2024 photo by Winston Robinson

Neil Finn and Jimmy Barnes Host Incredible Family and Friends ‘Infinity Sessions 1’ Show

by Paul Cashmere

On Friday May 10, 2024, Neil Finn’s Roundhead Studios in Auckland became a Family and Friends event with the Infinity Session 1 taking place with Jimmy Barnes.

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Willie Hona of Herbs from Willies Facebook page

R.I.P. Willie Hona of Herbs at Age 70

by Paul Cashmere

Willie Hona, singer and guitarist for New Zealand reggae band Herbs, has died at age 70 from pancreatic cancer.

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Neil Finn of Crowded House photo by Ros O'Gorman

Neil Finn Sells Song Catalogue To Primary Wave

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Finn has sold his songwriting catalogue to Primary Wave. Primary Wave now own Neil’s songs with Split Enz (including I Got You), Crowded House (including Don’t Dream Its Over) as well as Neil’s solo catalogue.

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Split Enz True Colours Stamps NZ

Split Enz Stamps To Be Issued By New Zealand Post Office

by Paul Cashmere

Split Enz have been honored by the New Zealand Post Office with a series of stamps based on their classic album ‘True Colours’.

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Tim Finn Digs Deep For Solo Show In Sydney

by Paul Cashmere

Tim Finn performed a one-off show for Sydney on 30 March with a few surprises.

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The Beatles Australasian Tour 1964

New Beatles Book Marks 60 Years Since The Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

A new book on The Beatles by Andy Neill and Greg Armstrong is focused on The Beatles one and only ever Australian tour from back in 1964.

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Tim and Neil Finn I See Red rehearsals in LA 2004

Split Enz Fans, Watch The Finn Brothers Rehearse ‘I See Red’

by Paul Cashmere

Split Enz/Crowded House archivist Peter Green has offered up another rare fine, Tim and Neil Finn rehearsing their Split Enz classic ‘I See Red’ in Los Angeles in 2004.

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Paul Kelly Leads The 2026 Red Hot Summer Tour Line-Up For Batemans Bay

Paul Kelly Records An Album At Neil’s Place and Then Plays For Auckland

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly has competed 10 days in Auckland recording his next album at Neil Finn’s Roundhead Studios and then popped over to The Hollywood in Auckland to perform a few tunes with Neil.

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Split Enz 'Murder'

Split Enz ‘Murder’ Is A Brand New Enz Video For 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Spilt Enz, there is a new Enz video for 2024 featuring the 1979 unreleased track ‘Murder’.

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Split Enz Murder Video

Countdown Begins For Split Enz Rarity ‘Murder’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

A brand new video for the unreleased Split Enz track ‘Murder’ will premiere on 13 March, 2024.

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Neil Finn busking at Coatsville Market NZ

Neil Finn Busks At An Auckland Market

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Finn did a round of busking at an Auckland market last week. Well, sort of. Neil surprised shoppers at Coatsville Market in Auckland last Sunday when he and fellow Split Enz member Eddie Rayner knocked out the three songs ‘Distant Sun’, ‘Don’t Dream Its Over’ and ‘I Got You’.

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